KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 -- The years that babies in Malaysia in 2020 are expected to live has increased further to 74.9 years or almost 75 years, the latest statistics from the Department of Statistics of Malaysia (DOSM) has shown.

The trend of females having higher life expectancy than males continued even across different age groups, while the ethnic Chinese community was also shown to be expected to live longer when compared to the life expectancy of the Bumiputera and Indian ethnic groups.

Based on the Abridged Life Tables for Malaysia for 2018-2020 released today, Malaysia's chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin noted: "A newborn baby this year is expected to live until the age of 74.9 years, almost five months longer than ...